partition
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1. partition - Noun
2. partition - Verb
Meaning
The act of parting or dividing; the state of being parted; separation; division; distribution; as, the partition of a kingdom.
That which divides or separates; that by which different things, or distinct parts of the same thing, are separated; separating boundary; dividing line or space; specifically, an interior wall dividing one part or apartment of a house, an inclosure, or the like, from another; as, a brick partition; lath and plaster partitions.
A part divided off by walls; an apartment; a compartment.
The servance of common or undivided interests, particularly in real estate. It may be effected by consent of parties, or by compulsion of law.
A score.
To divide into parts or shares; to divide and distribute; as, to partition an estate among various heirs.
To divide into distinct parts by lines, walls, etc.; as, to partition a house.
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partition a room off
The Arab peninsula was partitioned by the British
A canvas partition isolated the miners' air supply from outside air (also allowing miners to easily enter and exit the work area).
Added the Metadata Partition facilitating metadata clustering, easier crash recovery and optional duplication of file system information: All metadata like nodes and directory contents are written on a separate partition which can optionally be mirrored.
Alan Sharp, The Versailles Settlement: Peacemaking after the First World War, 1919–1923 (2nd ed. 2008) Irish independence and partition main In 1912, the House of Lords managed to delay a Home Rule bill passed by the House of Commons.
Algorithms identifying the file system in a partition type 07 must perform additional checks.